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Class 3 GK Worksheet: Our Solar System

GK lesson 13: Our solar system · Set 767 · 40 questions
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Remember (My Very Easy Method): Order from the Sun: Mercury, Venus, Earth, Mars, Jupiter, Saturn, Uranus, Neptune (“My Very Easy Method Just Speeds Up Naming”). Mercury – closest and smallest, Venus – hottest, Mars – the red planet, Jupiter – largest, Saturn – famous rings, Neptune – farthest. The Sun and the Pole Star are stars; the Moon, Titan and Ganymede are moons; Earth has 1 moon.

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  1. 1.True or false: Earth has oceans of water. (a) False (b) True
  2. 2.☀️ Counting from the Sun, what number planet is Neptune?
  3. 3.Which of these is true of Saturn? (a) is the hottest planet (b) is the smallest planet (c) is famous for its rings (d) is farthest from the Sun
  4. 4.🌕 Why does the Moon shine at night? (a) it reflects sunlight (b) it makes its own light (c) it is on fire (d) it has lamps
  5. 5.☀️ Counting from the Sun, what number planet is Jupiter?
  6. 6.🛰️ What is the path of a planet round the Sun called? (a) its orbit (b) its shadow (c) its axis (d) its tail
  7. 7.Which of these is a star? (a) Jupiter (b) Venus (c) Earth (d) Sirius
  8. 8.Which of these is true of Mars? (a) is called the red planet (b) is the smallest planet (c) is closest to the Sun (d) has oceans of water
  9. 9.Which of these is true of Neptune? (a) is closest to the Sun (b) is famous for its rings (c) is the largest planet (d) is farthest from the Sun
  10. 10.Which of these is true of Venus? (a) is the largest planet (b) is the hottest planet (c) is the planet we live on (d) is famous for its rings
  11. 11.🪐 Which planet is famous for its rings? (a) Mars (b) Neptune (c) Uranus (d) Saturn
  12. 12.🌌 Is Venus a star, a planet or a moon? (a) a star (b) a moon (c) a planet
  13. 13.Which of these is true of Mercury? (a) is closest to the Sun (b) is the planet we live on (c) is the hottest planet (d) spins tipped on its side
  14. 14.🌌 Is the Sun a star, a planet or a moon? (a) a planet (b) a star (c) a moon
  15. 15.🌌 Is Titan a star, a planet or a moon? (a) a star (b) a planet (c) a moon
  16. 16.☀️ Counting from the Sun, what number planet is Mercury?
  17. 17.🪐 Which planet has oceans of water? (a) Venus (b) Saturn (c) Earth (d) Mars
  18. 18.Which of these is a moon? (a) Jupiter (b) Titan (c) Earth (d) Saturn
  19. 19.🌍 How many moons does Earth have?
  20. 20.Which of these is a star? (a) Ganymede (b) Jupiter (c) the Sun (d) Earth
  21. 21.Which of these is true of Uranus? (a) is the planet we live on (b) spins tipped on its side (c) is the smallest planet (d) is the largest planet
  22. 22.True or false: Earth is the largest planet. (a) True (b) False
  23. 23.True or false: Neptune spins tipped on its side. (a) False (b) True
  24. 24.True or false: Mercury is closest to the Sun. (a) False (b) True
  25. 25.🪐 Which planet spins tipped on its side? (a) Mercury (b) Neptune (c) Earth (d) Uranus
  26. 26.🌌 Is Earth a star, a planet or a moon? (a) a star (b) a planet (c) a moon
  27. 27.🌌 Is the Pole Star a star, a planet or a moon? (a) a moon (b) a planet (c) a star
  28. 28.🌌 Is Sirius a star, a planet or a moon? (a) a star (b) a moon (c) a planet
  29. 29.Which of these is true of Earth? (a) is famous for its rings (b) is farthest from the Sun (c) is the hottest planet (d) has oceans of water
  30. 30.🪐 How many planets go round the Sun?
  31. 31.🌌 Is Phobos a star, a planet or a moon? (a) a planet (b) a star (c) a moon
  32. 32.Which of these is true of Earth? (a) is the largest planet (b) is the smallest planet (c) is the planet we live on (d) is the hottest planet
  33. 33.Which of these is a moon? (a) Earth (b) Sirius (c) the Moon (d) the Sun
  34. 34.Which of these is a planet? (a) the Pole Star (b) Sirius (c) Ganymede (d) Earth
  35. 35.⭐ Which is the star nearest to the Earth? (a) the Pole Star (b) the Sun (c) Sirius (d) the Moon
  36. 36.👩‍🚀 What do we call a person trained to travel into space? (a) a pilot (b) a sailor (c) a diver (d) an astronaut
  37. 37.🌓 Why do we have day and night? (a) the Sun switches off (b) clouds cover the sky (c) the Moon hides the Sun (d) Earth spins on its axis
  38. 38.🪐 Which planet is the smallest planet? (a) Earth (b) Mars (c) Mercury (d) Venus
  39. 39.Which of these is true of Mercury? (a) is the hottest planet (b) is famous for its rings (c) spins tipped on its side (d) is the smallest planet
  40. 40.☀️ Counting from the Sun, what number planet is Saturn?

Answer key

  1. True
  2. 8
  3. is famous for its rings
  4. it reflects sunlight
  5. 5
  6. its orbit
  7. Sirius
  8. is called the red planet
  9. is farthest from the Sun
  10. is the hottest planet
  11. Saturn
  12. a planet
  13. is closest to the Sun
  14. a star
  15. a moon
  16. 1
  17. Earth
  18. Titan
  19. 1
  20. the Sun
  21. spins tipped on its side
  22. False
  23. False
  24. True
  25. Uranus
  26. a planet
  27. a star
  28. a star
  29. has oceans of water
  30. 8
  31. a moon
  32. is the planet we live on
  33. the Moon
  34. Earth
  35. the Sun
  36. an astronaut
  37. Earth spins on its axis
  38. Mercury
  39. is the smallest planet
  40. 6

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